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ArticleWater research X2023

Extended water stagnation in buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risks posed by opportunistic pathogens.

Casey K Huang, Anjani Weerasekara, Ji Lu, Robyn Carter, Karen D Weynberg, Rachel Thomson, Scott Bell, Jianhua Guo

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Article in Water research X, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Casey K HuangAustralian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB, formerly AWMC), The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia.
Anjani WeerasekaraAustralian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB, formerly AWMC), The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia.
Ji LuAustralian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB, formerly AWMC), The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia.
Robyn CarterRespiratory Research Unit, Gallipoli Medical Research Institute, QLD 4120, Australia.
Karen D WeynbergAustralian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
Rachel ThomsonRespiratory Research Unit, Gallipoli Medical Research Institute, QLD 4120, Australia.
Scott BellAdult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia.
Jianhua GuoAustralian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB, formerly AWMC), The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia.
The University of Queensland · AUGallipoli Medical Research Foundation · AUTranslational Research Institute · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The regrowth and subsequent exposure of opportunistic pathogens (OPs) whilst reopening buildings that have been locked down due to the stay-at-home restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19, is a public health concern. To better understand such microbiological risks due to lowered occupancy and water demand in buildings, first and post-flush water samples (n = 48) were sampled from 24 drinking water outlets from eight university buildings in two campuses (urban and rural), with various end-user occupancies. Both campuses were served with chlorinated water originating from a single drinking water distribution system in South-East Queensland, situated 14 km apart, where the rural campus had lower chlorine residuals. Culture-dependent and culture-independent methods (such as flow cytometry, qPCR and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing) were used concurrently to comprehensively characterise the OPs of interest (

Indexed as

Building microbiomeCOVID-19 pandemicLegionellaNontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)Opportunistic pathogensPremise plumbing

Identifiers

PMID38098883
PMCPMC10719583
OpenAlexW4386575336

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